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皮

Skin
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingかわ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3Level 5

Meanings

  1. skin
  2. hide
  3. leather
    彼は手を伸ばして小さな皮表紙の本をとった。He reached out and took down a small leather bound book.tatoeba
  4. peltRtK
  5. skin radical (no. 107)
  1. rind

Synonyms

化けの皮革

Homonyms

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Same reading (かわ)
川 · river革 · leather

Popular Usage

毛皮

Radicals and components

Radical皮skin

Mnemonic (RtK)

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branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 865

Compound words

毛皮けがわ
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
桜皮かば
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
樹皮じゅひ
bark (of a tree, etc.)
脱皮だっぴ
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting; moulting
皮革ひかく
leather; hide
皮肉ひにく
irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire; unexpected
皮膚ひふ
skin
皮切りかわきり
beginning; start
皮膚科ひふか
dermatology
皮膚病ひふびょう
skin disease
一皮ひとかわ
veneer
果皮かひ
pericarp
外皮がいひ
skin
角皮かくひ
cuticle
桂皮けいひ
cinnamon
黒皮くろかわ
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
鮫皮さめがわ
shagreen (from a shark or stingray)
秦皮とねりこ
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
靭皮じんぴ
bast
杉皮すぎかわ
cedar bark
皮靴かわぐつ
leather shoes
皮蛋ピータン
century egg
皮癬ひぜん
scabies
桧皮ひわだ
cypress bark

Additional Examples

彼は少しばかり皮肉っぽく話した。
He spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in his voice.tatoeba
彼は私を見て皮肉な微笑を浮かべた。
He smiled a cynical smile at me.tatoeba
彼は私を見て皮肉な微笑みをうかべた。
He smiled a cynical smile at me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Skin, hide. A hand pulling the hide off an animal.

Practice Writing

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